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appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party

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finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery

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sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens

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one minute

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yelp; yap; yipe

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cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar

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to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

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equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")

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sense of relief; feeling of relief

5

birthmark; nevus; bruise

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to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded

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preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

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lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone

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poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic

2

red pickled ginger

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red; crimson; vermilion

2

potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet

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stagnancy; stillness

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to be able to conceal

2

to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

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Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion

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hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste

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bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

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ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)

3

bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger

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gradually; slowly but steadily

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capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper

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sports-minded; sports-oriented

3

roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)

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bottle

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dehydration (removal of water); desiccation; spinning (laundry); spin cycle; dehydration (abnormal loss of body water)

1

phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo

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feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach

2

weird; strange; mysterious

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slimy; slippery; (moving) slowly

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gem; jewel; precious stone

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smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky

2

(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily

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(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

3

strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste

1

staying behind; remaining; residual

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and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)

4

orange (fruit, colour)

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fruit

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service à la carte; single dish eaten by itself (without side dishes)

4

naming; christening

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seductive; sensual; coquettish

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splashing; dabbling

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all year round

1

golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured

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